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Aaqib Gadit

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Founding Partner at Disrupt.com

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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About

Aaqib Gadit co-founded Cloudways, growing it to a nine-figure valuation before its acquisition by DigitalOcean for $350 million in 2022. At DigitalOcean, he held the role of SVP and was later promoted to Chief Revenue Officer, managing go-to-market strategy and revenue growth for a $3B+ market cap company. At Disrupt, he serves as Founding Partner, focusing on AI-first company building and managing an AI-focused venture fund with $100M+ in assets under management.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity

Experience

  1. Disrupt.comFounding Partnercurrent2007 — present
  2. PureVPNCo-Founder and Directorcurrent2007 — presentHongkong
  3. DigitalOceanAdvisor2024
  4. DigitalOceanChief Revenue Officer2023 — 2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  5. DigitalOceanSVP and GM, Cloudways2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  6. CloudwaysCo-Founder and CEO [Acquired by DigitalOcean; NYSE: DOCN]2012 — 2022Malta

Skills & more

Apache40Open Source29MySQL31PHP22Amazon Web Services (AWS)18HTML 514jQuery11Android7Ruby on Rails6Objective-C6JSON5NoSQL3
+12 moreLinuxStart-upsEntrepreneurshipCloud ComputingWeb DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsMobile ApplicationsE-commerceSoftware DevelopmentProject ManagementiOS developmentDevOps

From Aaqib's professional profile.

Deals · 1

CloudwaysLed round

via Disrupt.com

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

PureSquareSquatWolfZigChain

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Disrupt.com

Abdul Rafay Gadit
Co-founder - ZIGChain, Partner at Disrupt.com
Alemsah Ozturk
Chief Storyteller at Disrupt.com
Ali Samir Oosman
SVP - Strategy, Partnerships & Investments at Disrupt.com
Ammar Gadit
Co-founder - AutoOS, Partner at Disrupt.com
Anderson
Team Strategist at LPI Finance
Aqib Zafar
Director Product at Disrupt.com
Arqam Gadit
Co-founder - AutoOS, Partner at Disrupt.com
Ava Alemazkoor
Vice President at Recast Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Aaqib Gadit?
Aaqib Gadit co-founded Cloudways, growing it to a nine-figure valuation before its acquisition by DigitalOcean for $350 million in 2022. At DigitalOcean, he held the role of SVP and was later promoted to Chief Revenue Officer, managing go-to-market strategy and revenue growth for a $3B+ market cap company. At Disrupt, he serves as Founding Partner, focusing on AI-first company building and managing an AI-focused venture fund with $100M+ in assets under management.
Where does Aaqib Gadit work?
Aaqib Gadit is Founding Partner at Disrupt.com.
What does Aaqib Gadit invest in?
Aaqib Gadit invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity.
What companies has Aaqib Gadit invested in?
Investments tracked here include Cloudways, PureSquare, SquatWolf, ZigChain.
Where did Aaqib Gadit go to school?
Aaqib Gadit studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Executive Program); NED University of Engineering and Technology (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics).
Does Aaqib Gadit lead rounds?
Yes — Aaqib Gadit has led 1 tracked investment.

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